Ethnographic Methods

2020/2021

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

  • explain selected anthropological and cultural theories as a basis for empirical studies of technology and culture.
  • present exemplary cases of techno-anthropological field studies
  • explain ethnographic fieldwork as a mode of knowledge production

Skills

  • compare methodological approaches within anthropology and ethnography
  • conduct qualitative interviews and use different coding schemes
  • plan and carry out participant observation
  • apply anthropological and cultural theories to reflect on and analyze cases and empirical material

Competences

  • choose and justify the relevance of qualitative data collection methods in relation to a study of technology
  • discuss and account for analytical opportunities and challenges in relation to social and cultural analysis of cases of scientific or technological development processes.

Type of instruction

Lectures, classroom instructions, exercises, seminars, case analysis, teacher feedback, reflection.

Exam

Exams

Name of examEthnographic Methods
Type of exam
Oral exam
ECTS5
Assessment7-point grading scale
Type of gradingInternal examination
Criteria of assessmentThe criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Facts about the module

Danish titleEtnografiske metoder
Module codeTBITANK18104
Module typeCourse
Duration1 semester
SemesterAutumn
ECTS5
Language of instructionEnglish
Empty-place SchemeYes
Location of the lectureCampus Aalborg, Campus Copenhagen
Responsible for the module

Organisation

Study BoardStudyboard for Techno-Anthropology and Sustainable Design
DepartmentDepartment of Planning
FacultyTechnical Faculty of IT and Design